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Build Lanarkshire, the free of charge instructional programme which guides local construction businesses on how to build the skills and internal capacity to win new work from both the public sector and Scotland’s Tier One building contractors, is recruiting for its 2022 programme, which will r

Scotland's real estate & property and construction sectors were two of only three to witness an increase of businesses in ‘significant’ distress since the previous quarter, according to business rescue and recovery specialist Begbies Traynor. The latest Red Flag Alert data shows

Argyll and Bute Council planning officers have approved plans to build eight new apartments at the former council office outside Helensburgh. Callum Williamson Ltd submitted plans to redevelop Blairvadach House, at Shandon. The plans will see three apartments on the ground floor, two apartments on a

A former Lloyds TSB branch in Coupar Angus is set to be converted into two flats. Plans for the former bank, which has been shut since February 2021, have been approved by Perth and Kinross Council.

The A-listed Laurieston in Glasgow is set to be converted into 11 luxury apartments. A major restoration project of the Georgian townhouse is set to get underway, safeguarding the building that has been on the “at risk” register since the late 1990s.

A planning application has been submitted to South Lanarkshire Council to convert a church hall into residential flats. The application hopes to convert the St Andrew’s Parish Church hall located on Avon Street in Hamilton into a residential facility and has been received by South Lanarkshire

Plans have been launched to establish a £30 million community-owned district heating network throughout Inverurie, Kintore and Port Elphinstone. Garioch District Heat, a not-for-profit organisation, hopes hook up 10,000 homes, businesses and public buildings to the new system by 2025.

Muir Homes has submitted a Proposal of Application Notice (PAN) to Angus Council which outlines its intention to submit a planning application for a residential development on land off Newtyle Road in Muirhead. The developer will now begin a comprehensive programme of community engagement, which wil

Springfield Properties has launched a public consultation concerning its plans to build new homes on Pendeen Road, Barlanark in Glasgow. An online consultation event, which took place last night, was arranged to provide a forum for the general public and any other interested parties to make comments

The Fire Brigades Union (FBU) has committed to fighting for the Building Research Establishment (BRE) to be renationalised. The commitment came in the form of a motion passed at the union’s annual conference, the first in-person conference since the pandemic. In the union’s view, BRE&rsq

Morgan Sindall Construction and public sector procurement authority SCAPE have achieved CHAMPION level of the Carbon Reduction Code for the Built Environment, joining HS2 (the project) and Skanska UK in this highest category level. The Code, which is a commitment scheme designed to facilitate action

A planning application has been submitted to East Lothian Council for a proposal to develop a new road to help access the former Cockenzie Power Station site. The purpose of the proposed road would be to assist with access to new substations which have planning consent to be built on parts of the si

Chartered surveyors DM Hall has launched a £500 annual bursary scheme open to any student entering the MSc course in Real Estate Management at the University of Glasgow. The scheme, which will get underway later this year, honours the enduring contribution made both to the profession of survey

A man from Colorado has built his son a miniature roller coaster in their back garden. The rollercoaster is 9.5 feet high and 200 feet long, made of wood and PVC pipe. 

West Lothian-based construction company Ashwood Scotland has appointed Archie Meikle as its new chairman. Mr Meikle, 59, who co-founded Ashwood in 1999 with current commercial director David Charman, is relinquishing his position as managing director after 23 years.